I'm looking to buy a small amp to power two 8-ohm speakers. Will this be powerful enough to give decent volume or will it be too quiet?
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Depends on what u use it for@ 4 watts a channel with 4 ohm speakers it will do nicely,some claim its 100 watts a channel no way....I recommend reading the reviews on it,i bought 1 but gave it to my dad,i use the lepai 2020A plus,its a little more but sounds great,i use them for my pc with AR satilite speakers and a 70 watt powered infinity amp that was added to a 10 inch speaker and it thumps like a log. z-2300 setup....
2051886
I love this amp so far. It's small but very powerful. The positive reviews say it all and was the main reason I got it. I'm pushing 2 10" kicker comps at 2 ohm. You should have plenty enough power.
1022061
My understanding is 2 OHM is better. I would however recommend you install the amp to get the proper sound that the speakers are capable of. I have not done this but I need to.
1632845
Thanks for your question. This amazing sounding amplifier, at only 30 watts per channel will drive the speakers you refer to to moderate volumes but I would not suggest it for extremely loud, very dynamic music for very long term use. For background levels it will work.
619504
Thank you for asking. The powered outputs on this are stable down to 4 ohms. As long as the impedance on your speakers is high enough the amp will be ok. If the speakers are rated to the right power they will be safe as well. Have a great day!
1496262
Use 8 you'll be fine. If you use 6 or 4 you will potentially trip the excessive power limiter and the amp will shut down. If you limit the volume on 4 ohm, it will work. But, if you over drive a 4 or 6 ohm load, it will shut down and you'll have to shut off the amplifier and turn it back on.
2188058
This a very small amp. Having said that, Im 99% sure you can listen to music at medium volume, just dont expect to hear any significant low frequencies. I think the "Dayton Audio APA150" is a better option for this speakers.
1748565
I'd leave the selector at 8ohm and run the mix of 6 and 8 ohm speakers. It should be fine. The only way you'd run into a problem is with 4ohm speakers, and in that case you should be using a discrete amplifier.
1902743
There is plenty of power and you can crank it. I use it with 4 - 15" speakers and 2 -18" speakers. In my home I have the level set at 2 and the walls will move. If you are playing metal I don't know how much it would take to blow the windows out but I would just cut power down. I like the power but you could get by with a smaller unit as long as you don't require more. I have been playing for 50 years and I don't like small amounts of powers. I have never used the "Peavey" amp out if that make a difference to you.
83287
The amp is great. Never had any issues with it. It will put out 160W per channel at 8 ohms ( I believe Peavey Black Widows are 8 ohms) Depending where you are using the setup, it should be loud enough.
2280743
I would recommend wiring for 2ohm setup. @ 1ohm it might be pushing the speakers to the limit. Power acoustic amps are inexpensive because they have a lot of distortion so don't Max them out. I'm running 3 @ 2.6 ohms on a hifonics 1500w and they bang!
1753006
It is not the size of the speakers as much as the efficiency of the speakers. In simple terms, speaker efficiency is measured in ohms, generally 4, 8 and 16 ohms. This amp will probably be able to drive 4 ohm 12" speakers but don"t expect to get too much volume with out distortion.
1983543
It'll certainly work and work nicely. If you're looking for a lot of power you may want to consider a unit with more wattage. If you are happy with moderate volume you're certain to enjoy this amp.
1175268
Hello. At 4 ohms that amp provide 525 watts. That is plenty so I would just use both channels of your amp, on for each speaker. You would not want to bridge your amp with these speakers as you would then be providing 1550 watts at 4 ohms and would almost definitely blow the speakers. Also if you bridged your amp you would only have one channel. So either you would need two amps, or you would try to daisy chain these speakers and I don't believe that amp will work at 2 ohms.
1535773
Hi Tyrus,I think the amp is more than sufficient. Please start at low volume otherwise it may damage the speakers. I have used this amp with a couple of speakers between 300W to 500W and it performs well.Thanks and I hope this helpsFernando
1736205
50watt rated speakers will work just fine with this amp. Max power into 8 ohms is 30wpc. You can get more power output by using 4 ohm speakers, but unless you're trying to fill a large room or you just like LOUD music 50watt speaker will work.
1892385
I don't know how much performance you are looking for but mine is used to run a six speaker set with two 200w 12 in woofers - all are 8 ohm. It gives me far more volume than I could want. However the remote must have line of sight exposure to work.